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I need help trying to figure out if my 5 year old daughter may have high blood sugar problems?

Once a week my daughter goes to her nanas house. They feed her anything
she wants. ANYTHING. So lots of sugar. She has come home a few times
voommitting like tonight :( when she comes home from there she's angry,
mean, hurtful, aggravated, and just plain ignorant. They will go to the
store before she comes and get orange sodas, Pepsi, candy bars, cookies,
desserts. You name it. Pancakes for morning to top off all the other
things she's had. Would this be ANY relation to her blood sugars? Now at
home WHEN I do let her have sugar she acts weird. But for the most part
no sugar in my house. They've been doing this for years. She's five and
her diaper is soaked in the morning bc she can't get out of bed to go
to the potty . It's just really bothering me what all this could be.
Please tell me what you think or your experience.

I would talk to her doctor very seriously about getting tested for blood sugar. Anyone who binges on all that sugar would get sick. It is not healthy to go back and forth from that horrible food choice. I would be fine with the pancakes for breakfast and maybe one soda a day. I would tell nana no more visits until they can get on same page as you for healthier foods.

It sounds like too much sugar. There are high amount of sugar even in simple things like milk too. So combining that sugar with normal eatin, can surely bring on the vomiting and such. This sugar can really get in the way of vital nutrients and vitams that can control concentration, mood and physical abilities.

That would cause a problem in anyone, right?!It is important to consider how toxic that is, and also the food colorings. Many of us are not able to handle these dangerous chemicals. You can say a sugar-free, gluten free diet IF she goes over there.If they don't want to offer her health & safety then avoiding that setting might be preferred.

Her pediatrician should be able to test her for high sugar and/or allergies to certain foods. Her nana should know better, especially if you have had a discussion about it. She should respect you enough to compromise.

We've had disucussions for years about it. I love them but ..... seriously... they hidden this from us before. they even started her on cerels as a baby when i specicially said I wanted to be first to do it and for them NOT to do it. We found it hidden in their house. I'm just extremely upset. She has been so out of control emotionally tonight and came home from there today that I'm emotionally drained now. She's trying to sleep now. I'm definitely have my aunt bring over my gpas sugar testing kit tomorrow. What should her level be when she wakes up in the morning?

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